Price Comparisons???????
 

Hi evryone,

Can anyone point me in the direction of a website or even tell me the difference in prices of items compared to UK and Canada. i.e. beer, food, cars, electricity, water rates and so on?

Thanks all very much!

Andrea :)

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All of these things vary in price *within* the UK and Canada. Also remember that quoted prices in Canada do not normally include sales tax, while in the UK they do.

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.....and...... in most provinces there is provincial sales tax as well as GST! (but not Alberta-hah! :D )

Just bear in mind that a province like BC is, on its own, about 6 times the size of the UK or summat like that, and you will have an idea of the size of the country you are talking about! If you specify a particular city, or even a particular province you may find some more useful answers ..... where are you thinking of going?

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Thanks for your replies! :D We are looking at Ontario!

Andrea

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Also remember it is all relative to cost of living and income etc. in the location you are in. Something might be way more expensive in Vancouver than say Halifax but the cost of living across the board is higher in Vancouver and so, you'd hope, would be average incomes. So when comparing things priced in sterling in the UK and Canadian Dollars in Canada you have to also factor in what proportion of your income it is to see whether it's really more expensive.

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Try Canadian stores' sites to get an idea of those home appliances and homewares you need - try sears.ca or canadiantire.ca.

For food, I've found grocerygateway.ca - the prices seem a bit high, maybe because it is a home delivery service and therefore has a bit of a premium! But it gives you an idea of what is available.

You can also check out the choccy bars at londondrugs.com!

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You will find loads of info` and views around this site - if ya look!

I can tell you regardless of your destination and relative income/s you had and will have - there will be some clear pluses and minuses!

Home Insurance and contents is cheaper.

Electric is cheaper.

Propane and Natural gas a little cheaper.

Oil fired heating is damn expensive - I would never go there!

If you drink and smoke or what ever - Expensive!

Everything else is relative, as they say!

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We are currently in the Edmonton area on a fact find and the facts are that essentials tend to be cheaper but luxuries and white goods tend to be about the same. For example we priced computers and range cookers. The computers appeared cheaper but once you added in a decent warranty, memory and software the difference was no more than 10% if anything at all. An Aga cooker (a very basic one) was $6800 dollars and other less identifiable ones about 20% more than home. Fridges were so much bigger so harder to tell but appeared expensive as did washing machines and tumble driers.
All in all I don't think that the cost of living is more than at home and with cars/houses/petrol/utilities being cheaper then more cash in the pocket but not as much as some would make you believe.!

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No offence meant here but what on earth does an Aga range/cooker do for $6,800?

I quickly checked the Sears website for ranges and came up with 326 to choose from and the most expensive was a Bosch gas, self-cleaning, convection oven model for $2,900.

Cheers
Steve

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I expect that Bosch is a wonder but as I understand it, Viking is the snob equipment here (http://www.vikingrange.com/) . I don't know what it costs but one would use "Viking" in a sentence in North America the way one would use "Aga" in Europe. e.g. "Our Au Pair is so well bred she insisted on a Viking/Aga"

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The question is, did she get it? :D:D

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Doesn't the au pair usually ?

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I disagree with parts of what you say. Drink, if beer is ya thing you can get good Canadian beer for as little as $1 a bottle or ca 50p. House insurance is about the same (in our experience). Gas (petrol) is cheaper than the UK but it can go up 10% in an afternoon (if that happened in the UK it would be strike time again). Food in the main is cheaper here as is eating out.Cars - cheaper, and the list goes on. But all this is at the current exchange rate as well!

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:confused: Insurance - home, contents, building, car and life insurance is way more expensive in BC than the UK.

Relative incomes are lower than Ontario and much lower than the UK, but the cost of food and many other revolving costs is higher, which is then a larger percentage of your [lower] income......